Well...I live in Illinois, and I'm 17. Though I will be 18 in a few months, and therefore, this will not really effect me, I see a large problem with this. number 1) This is going to result in students in college who happen to be 17 going to the store to buy a game, and then being denied, while their 18 year old friend can buy it. If you are mature enough to be in college, you are mature enough to buy an M-rated game. 2) This is going to end up like rated-R movies. 18 year olds are just going to end up buying games for people they know, similar to how some 17 year olds buy movie tickets for their younger friends. This is just simply uninforcible.
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Well...I live in Illinois, and I'm 17. Though I will be 18 in a few months, and therefore, this will not really effect me, I see a large problem with this. number 1) This is going to result in students in college who happen to be 17 going to the store to buy a game, and then being denied, while their 18 year old friend can buy it. If you are mature enough to be in college, you are mature enough to buy an M-rated game. 2) This is going to end up like rated-R movies. 18 year olds are just going to end up buying games for people they know, similar to how some 17 year olds buy movie tickets for their younger friends. This is just simply uninforcible.